衫

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garment; jacket with open slits in place of sleeves

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,291 U+886B

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

衤 (semantic, “clothes”) + 彡 (phonetic, shān)

components: 衤彡

shirt · Heisig RSH #2702

cloak + rooster tail

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 彡

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 彡 (shān) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
彡 sound component	shān	hair; sunlight
参	cān	to take part in, to intervene; ginseng
珍	zhēn	a treasure, a precious thing; rare, valuable
杉	shān	various species of pine and fir
钐	shān	samarium
彤	tóng	red, vermillion
肜	róng	to sacrifice on two successive days

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
毛织运动衫	máo zhī yùn dòng shān	jersey
运动衫	yùn dòng shān	sports shirt; sweatshirt; CL:件[jian4]
冷气衫	lěng qì shān	warm clothes such as padded jacket to be worn in air conditioning (esp. in Hong Kong)
套衫儿	tào shān r	a pullover
羊毛衫	yáng máo shān	wool sweater; cardigan
广告衫	guǎng gào shān	promotional T-shirt; CL:件[jian4]
吊带衫	diào dài shān	halter top; spaghetti strap top; sun top
长衫	cháng shān	long gown; cheongsam; traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao
开衫	kāi shān	cardigan
海魂衫	hǎi hún shān	Breton shirt; sailor's striped shirt
衣衫	yī shān	clothing; unlined garment
半截衫	bàn jié shān	upper jacket
套衫	tào shān	a pullover
茄克衫	jiā kè shān	jacket
征衫	zhēng shān	traveler's clothing; by extension, traveler
体恤衫	tǐ xù shān	T-shirt; CL:件[jian4]
女衬衫	nǚ chèn shān	blouse
开襟衫	kāi jīn shān	cardigan
汗衫	hàn shān	vest; undershirt; shirt
撞衫	zhuàng shān	to wear the same outfit as sb else (in public)